Our Island in the Sun https://videopress.com/v/jeGLfyBi?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Last week Mokupuni arrived at her new home; a marina on Anna Maria Sound, Florida. Mokupuni is a 2022 Ranger Tug 27. Mokupuni is "a place we call our own as we drift into the zone." She is our Our Island in the Sun. We look forward to many… Continue reading Meet Mokupuni
Category: BOATING
Christ of the Abyss – Key Largo
Dang, I hate it when I get outside of my comfort zone. I was an avid, certified scuba diver at one time. But then came the kids, work, pets, and other excuses. It has been almost 20 years since I last went diving or snorkeling. Despite this, we took our boat out to a dive… Continue reading Christ of the Abyss – Key Largo
Story of a Conch Shell
Finding a conch shell on the beach has been a dream of mine since I was a child, and on this day, my dream "kind of" came true. Mr. Padilly and I were in Key Largo to celebrate our milestone birthdays (we were born just 24 days apart), so we rented this fantastic property on… Continue reading Story of a Conch Shell
S/V Beautiful Dreamer
"SOMETIMES IN THE MIDDLE OF A DREAM, YOU WAKE UP AND FIND ANOTHER." ~ Mrs. Padilly ~ Once again we are taking to the high seas! Well, more like Galveston Bay and Texas coastal waters. Boating has always been part of our life, but it has been over 10 years since we had a big… Continue reading S/V Beautiful Dreamer
Inspiration
"NO WATER, NO LIFE. NO BLUE. NO GREEN." ~ Sylvia Earle ~ C-Horse Anchored on Lake Conroe, Texas. It's somewhat ironic that water is my inspiration since, at the age of five, they pulled my lifeless body from a lake and revived it; my first breath radiating horrible pain through my entire body, which I… Continue reading Inspiration